Mariani, Nickey collide but avoid injury

The last thing the Titans and their players want during offseason work is an injury.

Players have been careful to avoid significant contact in their organized workouts during the lockout.

Wednesday at Father Ryan, however, receiver Marc Mariani and safety Donnie Nickey collided while the ball was in flight. It looked bad, but neither player was injured.

Mariani said there was no ill will as a result of the play.

“I needed a little help shaking off the rust, so he helped me a little bit,’’ Mariani said.

“It’s one of those things where we play a pretty physical game. It was a bang-bang play and neither of us meant to do it — we are both competing. It was the first live play of the year for us, but there are no issues.”